The group of paintings that comprise Helmut Federle’s fifth solo exhibition at Peter Blum Gallery originate in a work made in New York City in 1979 after moving from Basel, Switzerland. He would stay ...

The legendary swordsman Miyamoto Musashi authored a text on the art of swordsmanship at an early age, which he rewrote twice, finally producing Gorin no sho in his final years. He left behind two ...

Miyamoto Musashi using his characteristic bokken (wooden ... was allied with it. Another legendary painting: Musashi killing a nue (Japanese folklore being bearer of bad luck and diseases)/Photo: ...

To comprehend Japan, you must understand one of its greatest historical figures, Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645). Known by his first name alone, Musashi's deeds across a number of art forms ...

In his famous opus on philosophy, psychology and strategy for martial arts and life, 16th Century Japanese sword master Miyamoto Musashi (1576-1643) described the gaze of the martial artist to be ...